Chanef Explained

Chanef
Native Name:Persian: چانف
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sistan and Baluchestan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nik Shahr
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ahuran
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:2297
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Chanef (Persian: چانف) is a city in, and the capital of, Ahuran District of Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran.[2] It also serves as the administrative center for Chanef Rural District.[3]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, Chanef's population was 1,692 in 389 households, when it was a village in Chanef Rural District of the former Lashar District.[4] The following census in 2011 counted 2,425 people in 535 households.[5] The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 2,297 people in 606 households, by which time the rural district had been separated from the district in the establishment of Ahuran District.[2] It was the most populous village in its rural district.[6]

After the census, the village of Chanef was elevated to the status of a city.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Chanef, Nik Shahr County . . 16 April 2023 . 16 April 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Creation and implementation of country divisions in Sistan and Baluchestan province . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20230416130631/https://qavanin.ir/Law/PrintText/180940 . Rahimi . Mohammadreza . 16 April 2023 . Ministry of Interior, Political and Defense Commission . 1 August 2013 . 10 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Approval regarding the definitions and regulations of Iranshahr divisions . fa . Qavanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711221000/https://qavanin.ir/Law/TreeText/130770 . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 11 July 2022 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . 18 August 1365 . 10 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920083538/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/11.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20221125114706/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sistan-and-Baluchestan.xls . 25 November 2022 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 11 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223104011/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_11.xlsx . Excel . 23 December 2021.
  7. Web site: The Minister of Interior agreed to convert the village of Chanef into a city . fa . Nik Shahr Khabar . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525125032/https://nikshahrkhabar.ir/وزیر-کشور-با-تبدیل-روستای-چانف-به-شهر-مو/ . 25 May 2022. Fazli . Rahmani . 16 April 2023.